javascript - Android - Is it possible to fire a native intent from an application wrapped in PhoneGap

Question

I am developing an application on Sencha Touch 2.0.1 & PhoneGap.
I need to catch and transfer an event firing inside Sencha Touch to the native Android environment.

i.e: Some sencha touch-controlled-buttons need to fire an intent on click to start another activity (non-PhoneGap activities).

So far I have found various examples like webintents and this. But as far as I see, these are inapplicable in my case.

I seek to either drop PhoneGap and work with another wrapper, or somehow circumvent this issue. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

I think you'll need to make your own phonegap plugin that launches the native activity from inside it's execute method.

There's a ContactView plugin you should be able to use as a guide for writing your own.

https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugins/blob/master/Android/ContactView/ContactView.java

Specifically these two methods

    @Override
public PluginResult execute(String action, JSONArray args, String callbackId) {
    startContactActivity();
    PluginResult mPlugin = new PluginResult(PluginResult.Status.NO_RESULT);
    mPlugin.setKeepCallback(true);
    this.callback = callbackId;
    return mPlugin;
}

public void startContactActivity() {
    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
    intent.setType(ContactsContract.Contacts.CONTENT_TYPE);
    this.ctx.startActivityForResult((Plugin) this, intent, PICK_CONTACT);
}